Sefer Shemot, literally, “book of names”, seems to be a misnomer for our Parsha. (Rabbinic…
Vayigash: Simple Faith
After twenty-two difficult years, Yaakov was informed that his beloved son Yosef was the Viceroy of…
VaYetze: Ignoring G-d's Promise
Yaakov Avinu was on the run. Forced to leave home after "stealing" the birthright from his brother…
Toldot: Raising Children
There is no greater challenge than that of raising refined children. It is a task with so many…
Chayei Sarah: Beyond Death
Our patriarchs and matriarchs did not have easy lives. Each faced problems of famine, of wandering…
Firing for Gossip
Office chatter has long been a staple of the workplace. While such occasional chit chat can serve…
Fair Funding Lessons
Despite pockets of great wealth many Jews continue to live below the poverty line, and middle class…
Ekev: The Big Bribe
The greatness of a person is revealed by the little things that one does. The greater the person,…
Rolling the Dice
The accusations against an official of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a gambling…
VaEtchanan: It's Your Fault
"And G-d was angry at me for your sakes (lemanchem) and would not hear me. And G-d said to me,…
Tisha B'Av: Evading Responsibility
“But the Second Temple, that they were involved in Torah and Mitzvoth and Gemilot Chasadim (loving…
More Work Pays Less
The obligation to pay a worker on time is so central to Jewish ethics that failure to do is a…
Chukat: Dying of Thirst
One of the most beautiful and impactful aspects of the Torah is its description of the humanity of…
Yom Yerushalayim: Sason and Simcha
Numbers play a significant, if usually symbolic, role in Jewish thought. Perhaps the most symbolic…
Communal Education
The ever increasing costs of Jewish education have been the focus of many articles recently…
Beha'alotcha: It's Good to Complain
One of the causes for disappointment with the generation that left Egypt was their constant…
Shavuot: A New Holiday
The shalosh regalim of Pesach, Shavuot and Sukkot are a celebration of great historic events…
Emor: Religious Secularism
Two of the most dangerous threats to society are religious fanaticism and rampant secularism. The…